1. 1969 P. H. Newby - Something to Answer For

2. 1970 Bernice Rubens - The Elected Member

3. 1971 V. S. Naipaul - In a Free State

4. 1972 John Berger - G.

5. 1973 J. G. Farrell - The Siege of Krishnapur

6. 1974 Nadine Gordimer - The Conservationist

7. 1974 Stanley Middleton - Holiday

8. 1975 Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Heat and Dust

9. 1976 David Storey - Saville

10. 1977 Paul Scott - Staying On